In Memory Of

VENTER, JOHANNES MATTHEUS STRAUSS

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1968-10-11
Service No:
 84241694BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 8 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1988-06-27
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50km North of SWA border, Angola). His Eland armoured car was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all 3 crew members. A Buffel was also hit, killing 8 soldiers from 8 SAI.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 A2
Cemetery:
 HOPETOWN CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Northern Cape
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Venter